The greatest contributors to this battle were Yang Cheng and Xiang Yu. Even the next two battles would depend on them. Even if Xiong Wu and the others wanted to divide up these Qin soldiers, they would have to consider the opinions of Yang Cheng and Xiang Yu.
So, left with no other choice, they had to agree and immediately set off.
The anti-Qin alliance originally had an army of 300,000. With the addition of Zhang Han's 100,000, and the fact that Wei Bao's confidants in the six states were also rising up in various places, bringing their troops and various supplies to join them, the army had grown to more than 600,000, which was an extremely terrifying number.
Ten days later, the scouts of the anti-Qin alliance had already engaged in combat with Wang Li's vanguard scouts.
Yang Cheng was on horseback, with Xiang Yu on his left and Zhang Han on his right.
"General Yang, General Xiang, thank you both for speaking up for me earlier. I really didn't expect that I, a surrendered general, would be able to command my own army again."
Xiang Yu said casually, "No need to be polite. Both the Grand Tutor and Zhang Liang said that you are the best person to lead these Qin soldiers. They are both smart men, so if they say so, then they must be right."
Yang Cheng smiled and said, "General Zhang, you don't need to be so polite. Professional matters should be handled by professionals. If we hand over these elite Qin soldiers to others, their combat effectiveness will decline significantly."
Zhang Han was once an important minister of the Qin state, and he had experienced the intrigue and power struggles in the court.
Zhang Han greatly admired Xiang Yu and Yang Cheng's magnanimity.
However, this only applied to the two of them. Others in the anti-Qin alliance still looked at Zhang Han with some dissatisfaction, feeling that he, as a defeated general, was not worthy of leading a large army into battle.
At this moment, Yang Cheng suddenly asked, "By the way, General Zhang, what is your opinion of Wang Li?"
Zhang Han said in a deep voice: "Wang Li comes from a military family in Qin. He is the grandson of Wang Jian, one of the four great generals of the Warring States period, and is the most orthodox successor of the military strategist."
Wang Li is a brave and fierce man, and his secret to military strategy can be summed up in one word: 'righteousness'!
Finding a weakness to defeat him is actually very difficult. Instead of wasting effort searching for his weaknesses and vulnerabilities, it's better to defeat him head-on.
Yang Cheng nodded, then suddenly asked, "General Zhang, what about you? Are you confident you can defeat Wang Li?"
Zhang Han was taken aback and asked, "How many men did you bring?"
Yang Cheng pointed behind him and said, "The entire anti-Qin alliance has an army of 600,000, plus us cultivators."
Zhang Han was stunned for a long time, then said in a deep voice: "The art of war is nothing more than the two words 'orthodox' and 'unorthodox,' but little do people know that the orthodox is more difficult than the unorthodox."
If I had 100,000 men, I could only launch a surprise attack on Wang Li, with a 30% chance of victory.
If I had 300,000 men equal to Wang Li, the odds would be absolutely even.
But now I have 600,000 men, and unparalleled generals like General Xiang and General Yang, as well as the mechanical systems of the Mohists and the practitioners of the Hundred Schools of Thought. If I still cannot defeat Wang Li with 100% certainty, I, Zhang Han, will truly have no face to show anyone.”
Yang Cheng waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Very well! This battle will be commanded by General Zhang Han!"
Zhang Han was startled when he heard Yang Cheng say this.
Although he had his suspicions, he never expected that Yang Cheng would actually dare to hand over command to him, a defeated general.
Will Alliance Leader Xiong Wu agree?
Zhang Han paused for a moment and then asked.
Yang Cheng said with a half-smile, "Don't worry, the Alliance Leader is very open-minded and magnanimous; he will definitely agree."
Entrusting the entire anti-Qin alliance's army to a defeated Qin general as commander was indeed a crazy thing to do, and Xiong Wu would certainly not agree to it.
However, his prestige as the leader of the anti-Qin alliance has been somewhat diminished since the start of the great war.
He had previously fallen into a trap and was surrounded, but he was able to survive thanks to Xiang Yu and Yang Cheng.
In the subsequent battles, Yang Cheng and Xiang Yu were the most outstanding.
Not to mention those who were originally part of the anti-Qin alliance, the Qin soldiers who surrendered only knew that Yang Cheng and Xiang Yu, the two men who defeated them, were brave enough to fight ten thousand men, apart from obeying Zhang Han.
Therefore, when Xiang Yu and Yang Cheng both approached Xiong Wu and suggested that Zhang Han be put in command of all the anti-Qin alliance's armies, not only Xiong Wu, but even Wei Bao and Tian Dan could not object and had to nod in agreement.
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However, after Yang Cheng and Xiang Yu left, the three exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a gloomy look, clearly indicating their dissatisfaction with Yang Cheng and Xiang Yu's behavior.
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